Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-12
FROM THE WRECK.
ONE MORE BODY FROM THE ELrzAsErH
WASHED ASHORE.
burial OF the Drowned Lifs-savers- spa
thetic Scenes Norfolk News
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NORFOLK, January ii. 1887.
One more body washed ashore this morn.
ING from the wreck OF the German ship
Elizabeth. which makes total Of twenty
| two bodies recovered 20 far. The bodies
| OF the ship will now have 10 be buried, a.
| their condition IL such that they cannot be
kept any longer. The graves will be well
marked. and the friends OF the dead viii
bayc no difficulty In securing the rem aims
| II Il is desired. A ylgiIant watch Is still
maintained along the beach for the bodies
| tbst might come ashore, but as the wind
| has rot around to the westward the re.
naming bodies may be carried out TO sea
| and probably never recovered. Inc sea Is
moderate along the coast this morning.
The drowned life-savers were buried yes
lerday afternoon at the cemeteries at SEA-
aide Neck, West Neck, and Pungo Ridge,
in Princess Anne county. TIE funerals
| were largely attended and the scenes were
| deeply touching. The services were con-
| Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Savage, OF the Episco.
| nal Church. The drowned men were all
regular attendants OF the Episcopal mission
chapel near Virginia Beach, and were re-
| garded by all who knew them as being rs
| honorable a. they were brave.
Colonel William Lamb, who Is German
| Consul at this port, Is i'll at his residence,
| but Is in constant Geographic communica-
| ton with Captain Poyner, at the scene OF
| the wreck, and has given instructions to
use every means TO identify the bodies add
| give them decent burial. To-day he sent
| down an undertaken to prepare The body OF
| Captain Halberstadt for shipment to Bllti-
more, and probably home 10 Germany.
| Numerous kilograms were received yester-
/ day from friends OF Captain HIlberstadt.
This morning Lieutenant Il. C. Chaytor,
| who is In charge Of this liie-saVing district,
| and Lieutenant A. J. Howison, OF the
| liie-saying service, went down to the scene
OF the wreck to reeqaip the stations de-
| pleted by the drowning OF the crews.
| Lieutenant T. ID. Waller, OF the same SER
| vice, arrived from Washington this morn
ing, having been ordered from headqulT-
tiers TO the scene OF the wreck on special
duty.
The steamer Job T. Wilson went down
| to The wreck last night, and several vessels
OF the Baker Salvage Company are now at
work on the ship stripping ner aud saving
her cargo. The bulwarks Of the vessel are
broken, and her deck load has been carried
away by the heavy seas sweeping over her
at times. Her masts are still standing. An
effort will be made TO secure the ships pa
pers, so that a complete list OF her crew
may he obtained: but as the cabin Is full OF
water The recovery OF the papers Is DOUBT
iul. The shore is lined for miles with oil
barrels from the ship, and Captain Lander,
Of this city, underwriters agent, lett last
night for Little island to look after the To-
terests OF the underwriters. The section
OF coast between False Cape and Dam
Neck liie-saying station Is known as "The
Graveyard TO coasting captains.
Mr. Benjamin ID. Tillar, president OF the
Atlantic and Danville railroad, is in
Portsmouth to-day, in consultation with
the businessmen OF the section relative to
the deep-water terminus Of his road.
In a row in the Lone Star saloon, lower
Church street, last night, an Italian nam ID
John Caprio severely stabbed the propre-
tor, Charles w. Harris, and a by.stander
named Charles Adams. The faces Of the
men were literally cut to pieces. The
Italian was lodged in Jail.
Dir. T. Towson Smith, OF Fauquier
county, is visiting the city.
Joseph II. Sands, Esq, general superin-
tendent Of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road, left last evening on tour OF inspec-
ton along the road TO inspect new sta
tions, etc.
Mayor Barton Myers, Mayor Thompson
Baird, Congressman Bowden, Judge
Watts, H. 5. Reynolds, X. A. Dobie, and
Washington Taylor, Of the committees APP
pointed TO 90 to Washington, left last night
for the Capital to meet the House Committee
on Commerce TO day and protest against the
proposed alteration Of the lines In this col
lection district. The remainder OF the
committees leave tomorrow for Washington
TO meet the Naval Committee on Thursday
morning.
The wrecking-schooner Annie Collins, OF
this city, which was blown out to sea after
assisting to save the steamship Pirate, has
col back TO port, having lost her sails, au.
chors, surf boat, ETC., and had hard time
in escaping destruction.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, Va, January 11.-Thomas
Norris, colored lawyer OF this city, was
before the Police Court on a warrant
charging that be had forged the name Of
ex-Sheriff F. l.. SIade as an endOrser OF a
note for $75 drawn by Norris. Norris was
sent on to the Corporation Court by the
POliceJustice, bail being refused. The
prisoner was before Judge ID. Tucker
Brooke on a writ Of habe1S corpus. and was
admitted to bail In the sum OF $1,000 for
his appearance at the February term.
The steamer Ariel. on the Virginia ste im-
boat Company, which has been detained in
this port for some days by the freezo in
james river, left port to day, but II was not
expected that she would go farther than
Jones's wharf.